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JiAAX J A. Aft.?- -THE- ILL CMK!likltoa Of tfc . fuztn AllliictS5tl3iasU Independent rCBUSBED ETEBT TBCKtUAT IT The Allixnci Pubushixo Ca Oor. lit sad M BU., Lincoln. Neb. S, I. Twiriii, Praa. H. S. Bowaas. T. Pr. X. A. MciUT sy. - F. Mamas, Trea. B. 8. Lnrunsut. Subscription Ow Dollar per Yzae l Ivn TiouiWr... Jom F. M(mnD,.... SUMAJt A. MCSBAT.... Mauapo Editor .....BualuwM Manager AdvertUfcif Ms! N. L P. i OUR AVERACE WEEKLY Circulation for the 02 Weeks, Ending March 30, 1893, 23,248 Copies. Publisher Annoancernent. Th ubucrlptton pric of ths Aixiascs-Is-pkmdbht U (1 uo jr year, invariably in ad vance. Paper will b promptly dtaconUnued at expiration of time paid fur utile we re celv eorder to continue. AoanTii In ollcttlu nubttorlptloM should be try careful that all name are correctly . fi i nmiur nwt,fTW-ji irlvaii. Blank or return ubecrlpUona, return envelope, iu, can be had on application to tbla office, Al.wava alRn your name. No matter how turn you write u do not neglect thla liniort tnt matter. Every week we receive letter k. inMMnniAt. all miuu.. ir without Mlifna- Vur and It la toroetltne difficult to locate to cfcanae tbelr poetolnce addrea muat al way Slv tbelr former aa well m tbelr present aa whn rhinm will be nromntlv made. Add rami all letura ana mane an remittance payable to rur 1I.I.1AVCK PITH ).. Lincoln, Neb, TO INDEPENDENT EDIT0E3. Reform papers now have an oppor tunity to ret what they have wanted so long good people's party ready prints and plate matter. Mr. W. S. Morgan matured a plan for furnishing those and it is now on trial Its per maneacy and success depend much on the number of reform papers that give ft support. The matter furnished is first class, consisting of shprt editorials, notes from the field, cartoons, and lengthy articles from good writers. These ready prints are furnished through the Western Newspaper union. Sample paces have been sent out to nearly all reform papers. I was Instructed by the Nebraska In dependent Press Association to inveuti gate this matter and I take this oppor tunity of stating the above facts and urg lug every publisher of a reform paper who patronizes the Western Newspaper Union to use these populist ready prints. Yours Fraternally, S. Edwin Thornton, Sec. N. I. P. A. A GOOD motto for independents: offloe-seckers njed apply." No The "prosperity shrlekers" seem to be taking a rest. Probably saving their voices for the next campaign. Either modern civilization must perish or the grip of the money power be loosened from the world. Strange how some people can have such a horror of ''English free-trade" and at the same time such a love for the English money power. It is to be hoped that the state board if printing will knock out the combine which, under the lead ot the State Journal, is planning to rob the state. It would indeed be a pity to let the Impeached state officers go on trying to fill the offices which they themselves acknowledge their incapacity to fill. They ought to be relieved. While the supreme court devotes its "Whole time to the impeachment trial, the supreme court commission created by the legislature is going right ahead with the regular business of the court. Two years ago the independents in many counties failed td elect county -officers because, they were over confi 'dent and had too many office seekers. Thn leeson learned then should be re membered this year. A few days ago the price ot wheat again reached- low water, mark in Chicago and St Louis. And this in th e face of poor crop prospects. If there should be a good crop this year, wheat la likely to fall to 35 cents in Nebraska. II. W. IIardy in the New Republic Mya: "J. Sterling Morton is now being talked ot for the next presidency. As well might the czar of Russia be talked of. Ilia high mono) and high transpor talloo would knock him out in every state west of Ohio." The settlement ot the late Union Faclfio strike appears , to have been Creditable alike to the company and the men. Mutual concessions, and harmo nious adjustment ot differences be twen employer and tmployes 1 cer talaly more crcdltaSls and beneficial t both Wo!S than along strike which can only rrull in great U to both. Other corporation might follow the example set by tU Union Pacific with rrnllt and profit to tbviutelvrs. THE A. P. l.CniM- Ths lime ha come for every patriotic populist to six-all out concerning the latest scheme ot the money power to divide the people, and diver) attention from the great reform is-urs. The bloody shirt is burled. The bam battle over the tariff is lotting its dividing power."The cry of fanatic, and fiat money lunatic is a chest nut The crusade against mormon ism doesn't enthuse the people worth a cent. The cry of anarchist no longer silences the man of progressive ideas. The railroad kinsrs and money lords realize that something must be done to keep them fighting one another, or their rule will speedily come to an end. Hence they are seeking to arouse religious strife. They know that ot all kinds of prejudice religious prejudice is the deepest most unreason ablf , and most dangerous. The plan is well laid and it is being carried into execution with a force and rapidity that is startling. The organization of the A. P. A. (antl Catholic society,) is being puehed in the towns and villages of Nebraska, and the effort is meeting with an alarming degree of success. In many places the strife between Cath olics and protectants hai been worked ud to such a pitch that the people are losing sight of every thing else. The promoters of this scheme have a regular stock of blood-curdling stories which they circulate amongst the people. They tell how coffin-loads of guns are carried !nto the basements of Catholic churches at midnight; how Catholics are secretly arm log and drilling; how , they have formed a desperate plot to rise up in arms, murder the protestants in the beds, overthrow the government, and rule this country. The astonishing part of it all is that they find hundreds of people ordinarily considered intelligent who are ready to drink in these stories and believe them! We have no desire to enter into defense of the Catholic church. Its history no doubt contains many dark chapters. But certainly any intelligent man, who will use his observing and reasoning faculties, must fee that there is less reason for an Anti-cathol!c cru sade, now than ever before in the history of the world, aud less reason for it in America than in anv other part of the world. The Catholics only constitute about one tenth of the popu lation of tbo United States. If the protestants are safe in European coun tries where a majority of the people are Catholics, what have we fear in Ameri ca? This whole crusade is utterly un American. It violates the spirit of the constitution. It is a dlsarrace to our civilization. All this we might say if this organiza tion were what it profetsed to be But it is not It is a political scheme. The men who are behind it and most of the men who are pushing it care no more for Christianity than they do for Mor monism. They are worshipers of the golden calf. They are moral dead beats. The corporations are behind the organization in Nebraska. It is being being pushed by the very men who organized the railway employee's asso ciation. It is intended to perpetuate the life and power of a party that is too corrupt to live. The organization con trols the votes of its members, and so far in its history, it has never helped elect anything but republicans, and those chiefly of the corporation stripe. IheA. P. A. Is worthy ot nothing bat condemnation, and that condemna tion can not w ill be too severe or too soon expressed. We will have more to say on this sub ject in future. THAT PRINTING STEAL Two years ago the state got its print ing dona at low rates because there was competition. This year the State Journal Co., organized a combine of several prominent printing establish ments of Lincoln and Omaha to pre vent competition and secure big prices for the work. The Dlan Involve a general distribution of the work and the profits; and no two members of the combine were to bid against each other on the same piece of work. The scheme has been exposed, and strong protests have been filed with the printing board against the acceptance of any of the bids. The board consists of Auditor Moore, Treasurer Bartley, and Secretary of State Allen. Th decision will be made by Moore and Bartley, as Allen is out of office just now. Several thousand of the Deonla' hani earned dollars are In the balance. The question Is: Will they go to the mem bers ot the couiblne, or be saved to ths people? It the board rejects these bids, the members will nodoubtincurtheeiunlty of the Journal. On the other hand If those bids are accepted, the people will remember it a year from next fall. A man who has been constantly and prominently in public life for many years should need no personal endorse ment to establish his character. The fact that ha passes arcuud his hat Wg gleg tor such endorsements should make him an object of suspicion on general principle." HUM GEO&GE AID DEXOCSIOY. An exchange say: ''Henry George, the distinguished leader ot the single tax ad vocate, has recently expressed himself at greatly disappointed withjtbe democratic party, lie favored the election of Cleveland last fall believing that hUfree trade and single tax doctrines would receive more favor from the democratic party than any oter. He now thinks that tbe present administration will do nothing of consequence in the way of tariff re form, or any other reform. George is now hedging toward tbe people's party where ail true reformers must go if they would sccomp lsh snytning. It Is indeed time Het-ry George were seeing his mistake. s an economist George is one of the greatest men of his time, but as a politician he has made a conspicious failure. He is a be liever in absolute free trade, and in raising all revenues from a tax on land values. After the failure cf the United Labor party some seven years ago, Mr George turned toward the democratic party. He argued somewhat as follows 'We can not hope to arcompiish such radical changes at once by means of a new party. The people lare not suffi ciently educated. We will join the demo cratic party which is already pledged to free trade. We will give the demo crats a course of instructions and lead them on to see tbe beauties of the single tax. Besides when tbe demo crats abolish the tariff they must adopt some other method of raising revenue and they will turn naturally to the tingle tax on land values." In so reasoning and acting Mr, George showed that he did not under stand tho philosophy of politics. He ought to have known that the demo cratic party is the conservative party in our politics, and that it never has and never will carry into effect a radi cal reform. The democratic party is not a free-trade party, and never will be. ''Tariff for revenue is its funda mental doctrine." Tt is wedded to the worst (f all methods rai Ing revenues- indirect taxation. But even it the democratic party had advanced along the road of tariff re form far enough to make some other method necessary for the collection of revenue, the idea that it would have adopted the single tax on land values li ridiculous. Such a mdlcal reform as that can only re jult from a politica revolution. Nothing but that un quencbable enthusiasm which pervades and sustains a new radical party can ever carry such a reform Into effect. What folly then for Henry Georgo to expect that great "organized appetltn for office" known as the democratic party to carry his ideas into practice What nonsense to expect men, tbo sole article of whose political creed is "I am a democrat," to btcorae the advocates of a great progressive iuea! We hope Henry George begins to see his mistake. He is a great man. oecher of great truths. His true place is in the people's party. He is needed there to bring the land question into greater prominence. He is needed now before the platform . of that party be comes fully crystallized. He sbould no longer "waste his sweetness on the deesrt air" of democracy but join the new party of the people in which ideas are popular, and devotion to principle is understood and appreciated. THAT PEEMIUM PIG. The following letter will explain itself: H. S. Williamson, Beaver City, Neb.. Dear Sir: I wish to inform you that I received the premium Dier safe and sound. I have named him Club." To say that I am pleased with him is but a slight way of thanklug you for the good judgment you displayed in selecting him fer me. AJ of my neighbors pro nounce him very fine. I 6hall want 2 or 3 females some time this fall. Again thanking you I remain, yours truly, Madison, Neb., H. II. Miller. THE independent nartv will An wall a a to stick to the DrlnclDla already falrlw i 'j established of giving a nomination to no man who "lets in a thief at the the mouth to steal away the brains." Such men are not fit to hold d1 trust They will only bring disgrace to tne pitrty. xhe Alliance-isde- pendent never has aivocated tbe nomination of such a man, and we give notice right now that it never will. For a man that is a slave to the habit of intemperance, we have a sin- core sympathy. We may even admire his ability, and praise his loyalty to our cause. But when It comes to electing men to places ot trust and honor, we believe there sra nlnntv of anhee mon who are equally able and loyal. Tin republicans seem to apprehend that Judge Maxwell will decide for con viction ot the Impeached state officers, no matter what the other judges may do. They say: "Ah well, It is too bad. The old man is in his dotage. He has seen his best days. Ha is entirely too old to serve another six years. We must nominate some younger, mora Vigorous republican at our next state convention. " liut the spectators at tne trial who oheervs the old man's demean or la tour I can see ni signs of 'dotage." lis shows unmistakable signs of intellectual vigor, and execu tive ability. Whi n you write to ens of our alvr Users, Iw sure to innUo Tiic AlLl Axca iHowExnrNT, CAPITAL. There is perhaps mors disagreement among economic writers in the use of ths word capital than in the use of any other economic Urm Some economists and most popular writers and speakers use it as synonymous with wealth. Such a definition makes the word use less u aa conomic term. Every scien tific u-rm should have its own particu lar and il-.tioiUj meaning else its use on! lead-to c nfuoiun. Ca, hal Is wealth, but not all wealth is .aiuai There are tw. kinds of capital: Fixed nd circulating. Fixed capital is wealth used in the prod uc tic n of wealth. The fixed capital of the farmer con sists of the implements, work-horses, Beed grain, etc., which he uses in pro aucmg wealtn. The fixed capital of tbe manufacturer consists of his milli, machinery etc. The fixed capita' of the merchant coosuts of his store build ing, furniture, fixtures etc. Kailroads, telegraphs, telephones, and ships are fixed capital. Fixed capital Include all wealth used In the production of more wealth. But just here it is necessary to make distinction. The mere fact that an article of wealth m'ght be used in the production of wealth does not make it capital. It must be actu ally In use. Thus the driving team which a farmer uses for his comtort and pleasure might be used to draw the plow, but unless it i actually so used it is not properly cap tal. Again a large building which is now uf-ed for a resi dence might be converted inti a store, or a factory, but this possibility does not make it capital. t . i . . if . . isiucuiaung capital is wean n in pro cess of exchange. Products of labor are circulating capital from the time they pass into the channel of commerce till they pass into the bauds of the consumer. The circulating capital of the mer chant is bis stock of goods. An article of wealth ceases to be clr rulating capita! tho moment it passes into the aids t f tlio consumer. A plow I 'i the implement s'oro is vi'iiu'atlng capital; when sold to the fai-ui'-r it becomes pirt of his fixd capkal. A pair of shoes in the store is circulating capital; on the feet of a per chaser it ceases altogether to be capl .al. It is now in process of consurap t'on. Capital thetefore in wealth used in the production of wtalth, and wealth in course of i xchange. SOMETHING IN If. One of the pleas put up in defense of the Impeached state officers is that they were unable to attend to all tbe duties of their offices. Therc4s really a great deal of truth in this claim. Neither Allen, Humphrey nor Hastings has sense enough to fill a state office. Hast Ings was a third rate bull-dozing lawyer without practice or reputation. Allen was a commercial traveler. Humphrey was a well, we've never heard what his business was, but you know in 1890 it was necessary to put on tbe ticket somebody irom Custer county, that great alliance strong-hold, so they picked up "little gus." They are men of no culture, no intellectual attain ments, no originality, no ability as speakers or writers, no eminence as business or professional men. Of course Buch men might fill state offices without much discredit to the state if they were thoroughly honest, applied themselves industrous'y to their public duties and surrounded them selves with honest and efficient em ployees. But Hastings, Allen and Humphrey weren't "built that way." They want ed to fly high. They wanted to get rich at the expense of the state. In stead ot attending strictly to business, they have employed what litttle brains they possess in fixing schemes and deals to enrich themselves at the ex pense of the tax-payers. But they weren't successful rascals. Now they say they are unable to fill the offices to which they were elected. I'he supreme court should take them at their word, and relieve them as soon as possible Then perhaps the people will elect t i thoso offices some men who have brain? enough to fill them. A GOOD MOVE. C. J, Meacham of Pumas county is reorganizing the alliances in bis section of the state. He gives a lecture, and a first class maglo lantern show, all for 10 cents per capita, to get the poople out, and then he reorganizes the alii ance. The mople can certainly afford to turn out to such an entertainment as that yuiTE a number ot alliance men are in Lincoln this week attending the A. O. U. W. convention. Among them may be mentioned Brothers J. g. Sauls buiy of Buffalo coun'y, Searson of Hall county, Claflln of Howard, Mi hVnxleof I'aullne, Neb., and Abbott of Richard son, i here are a number of others whets names we did not get. IIuother A. Wardalt of South Uakata was a caller atViur office on Wednesday morning. He is one of ths staunch and aMs workers ot that tat. U will a ldrv a series ot meetings (a Nebras ka In conjunction with President Puw t r. us is waning a specialty or work r up ths life luuraiuN K-alure ot ths all lane s. TOX WATSOS'8 AD7ICE Toe folio leg remarks of the popu list little giant " of Georgia are just as appropriate to the eitustion in Nebras ka as in Georgia. We commend them to every earnt-at populist in the state: "You want the people's pnrty to suc ceed: you have wotked for it, spent your raon'-y for it, endured in-ults for it, Ukrti abuse and ridicule f-)r it. Aud lastly, you and your good wife have i-rn vf ii fur it. N't Jet us iiiake you some sugges tin: Whj-n y suc'eef, a we surely thill, it i. b i,fi tie u..iu .i -iruagthof a 1 iir in-i. V m s. uli P-ge'ber. M c mut Uj ur individual shaie of the w. k. H.m? You uu't nihktf it your business to canva- j-nm ffitrial pajier. The circulation oi uur Ht-rK'ure is an un failing index ?o the growth of our party. Wherever th's paper goes it achieves resu' M" nevt-r d"es grow in that n- L'Lb " hiiod as it did before. The ben wy for you to bui d up the movement- iu wbi-li your own happiness is concei n d is u spread the circulation of "'i- Jlwat-urc. Renew your own subscription! Get your neighbor to do the same. Get another name to6end along with yours. Got your neighbor to do the same. Atfiiiu you can help the party by rea'iiu? the advertisements and patron iz.sg totj who patronize us. Examine the pajx-r and see if any of tbe merchant-of your town are advertising with u. if to call on thera first wh-n yuu go to town. Give them the first "ctiA" ''"" ti your trade.' Mention the fact that you saw their names in your people's party paper. This is asking very little of you. It is a very easy matter for vou to tune up your talking apparatus and say that much to the merchant. Yet you have no idea bow it will tickle him. And you have no idea how it will tickle us And when tbe result of this reaches our office in the way of actual cash, it makes even the cruel countenance of the waste basket soften itselt into smiles. It does indeed. If you want the people's party to grow till it makes the old party bosses foam at the mouth, get subscribers for reform papers in every neighborhood and help get business men to advertise In the pa pers which stand up for the po"ple. If you wilt just think carefully a mo ment, you will recognize the fact that this last suggestion is even more im portant politically than it is financially. Thomas E. Watson. People who never saw the supreme court generally have an exaggerated idea of the dignity, and awe-inspiring appearnnce of Its members. If the dear people of Nebraska could only see tbe little bullet-head; d, brass monkey locking individual known as Judge Nerval us he appears on the bench, about nine-tenths of them would be guilty of contempt of court, felt if not expressed. Thk legislature included in the gen eral appropriation bill one clause that should be read and observed by every s'ate officer and employe. It forbids tbe managers of the state institutions to go beyond the amounts of money ap propriated unless it Is absolutely nec essary "to prevent disaster." If this provision is observed in a true spirit of economy there will be few if any de ficlencies to meet two years from now, PROVERBS. The plutocratic robber who giveth a small part of bis plunder to tbe church, may appear in the eyes of men to be a great benefactor, but he recelveth very little credit on tne recording angel's ledger. If men used their tomb-stones to climb fo heaven by, some ol the worst could climb the highest. Better is a cottage built by honest toil, than a palace built by the earnings of the poor wrung from them by in justice. The mortgaged home is in the death grip of Shylock. Nothing can save it unless the power of Shylock to rule the land is broken. The speculators of Wall Street care very little about gomg to heaven. Gold is too plentiful to corner there. A Letter From Fillmore Co. Sawyer Neb., Apr 30th 1893. Editor Alliance-Independent. My object in writing you is to in form you that I appreciate your manly effort In defending the rights of the "common" people of Nebraska. I con aider it the noblest part of a man to stand up for the equal rights of his fellowman. And to be an editor of a reform paper I think is one of the most honorable positions a man was ever called to fill. It docs not take much of a man to publish a paper such as most of tbe papers of this state have boon. But when a paper advocates the cause of the people and says to the monopolies ot this state; "So far shalt thou go and no farther," it takes some stamina and that It what I like to see. i doc h me convinced tome time ago that both of tho old parties wnx u friends of the laboring man. And how any man that gets hi bread by the sweat of his brow can support them is more than I can understand. Tbe trouble is that farmers are divided against themtelves, I should think the exposure of the boodle gang at Lincoln would knock some of ths scales oft their eyes. When I aUe up the men that voted against the bill reducing freight rates. Why U makes me bluu to think that I voted that old republican ticket as long as I did. But It Is quite a satisfaction for me to know that I was one of the flrt to this county to ay "hold on McUuff we've got enough. In conclusion, Mr. Editor. I will aay kef n right on la tho middle of the road atd do not b IntlmldaW bv any ous that seeks todatuags your vaiuah pain r. I do nut believe any true in. I pt'luuiui wuuiii iry it. Yours tor ikka, L ti. Su tWAltT li ,1 More Favorable Terms for Alliance-la df penaent Uftib-Eaisers Our rrieads 8honld EE AD THE POLLOWIaG LIST And Then Set t Work With Renewed Energy to Earn our Great Premiums, And Swell our List of Subscribers Important Charges. Havlne secured m nt . urns at more favorule prices than we expected we have iclded to give club raisers the benefitlof the reductions. Hence we have reced the number of subscribers requirU to secure all our principal premiunj. Every reader Tbe Alliance Independent sluld read over the following list and ee if it does not contain somethingjo needs, which he con get with a liti work, and at the same time help $ur glorious cause. Notice thatl limit for district premiums is reducetrom 70 to 60; f or county first premiums ItbiSff for county second premiums from 20 to 15. Remember that the grand premium goes June 1st. For the district and county premiums, club-raisers may continue if they desire till some one reaches the reulrad number. GRAND PREMIUM, for the largest list sent in by June 1st. A Goodhue windmill cand feed grinder worth (140. DISTRICT PREMIUMS. For the largest list sent in from each congressional district in Nebraska (not less than sixty yearly subscribers re quired) a rst-class sewing machine, the "Columbian," worth $20. COUNTY PREMIUMS. i vi joigesi, list irom any county in Nebraska (not less than forty reoulredl 17V-... 1 L If a . a family library of twenty cloth-bound books, worth nearly $20. For second largest list (not less than fiftetn required) a useful library of twenty paper-bound books. Premiums for other states are the same as the above. FOR A CLUB OF TWO " We will send thre'e of our sheet music songs of tho people; or one package of Hall's Acme Horn Preventer for cattle raisers. FOR A CLUB OF THREE We will send a handsome pearl-handled lady s knife, or a good strong two Wad ed boy's knife, or a half dozen nickel silver teaspoons. FOR A CLUB OF FOUR We will send a strong two bladed farm er's knife guaranteed to be first class, worth $1.00. This knife is one of A. Field & Co. 's "Progress" brand and is warranted. FOR A CLUBkOF FIVE We will send an elegant first class razor worth $1.40. Warranted. FOR A CLUB OF SIX We will send one-half dozen silver p ated teaspoons, heavy silver plate on nickel silver base not on brass worth $1 50. FOR A CLUB OF EIGHT We will send a potato planter worth 12.00. Use Northwestern line tn ChUwim. Low rates. Fast trains. Oiliws lias OSt. The cheapest place for monuments la at Geo. Natterman's, 213 South Ninth St., Lincoln. Go to Griswold's for flower, crarden and grass seeds. 140 South Eleventh street. Use Northwestern line to Chicaco. Low rates. Fast trains. Office 1133 O St. Business men, merchants, bankers and salesmen are leaving their orders at Lincoln Pant Co., 1223 O street. Use Northwestern line Low rates. Fast trains. OSt. to Chicago. Office 1133 Do you want to build a house, do you want to build a barn, do you want to save money? If you do why not write to the Johnson Lumber Co., Lincoln Neb., for prices delivered? You can get fresh garden and grass- "-'"-old's, 140 South Eleventh. Light Ilramah Fowls and I'ltgs, I will sell eggs Irom Light Brsmah fowles 13 for 1.25. Only breed handled Satisfaction guaranteed. Good as the best. Order at once. Address, Hosa II. Hand, Wahoo. Neb. Follow the crowd to ths furniture sad household good etnrwrlom of Molnxsr ft Sweartngen at 137 1HJ North Fourteenth street, wher you will find svsrythlng la their iins of ths lei mislttv and t hear. eat price; especially Ud room suits. Tuurtlat Italesto Colorado, Ths Tnloo l'scttlo lUllwav (ovorlanJ route) Kill now tell rmnd-trlp tickets tO lH-nvr. t'olortdo Si.rlnit. Manlt.u. and Pushlo. at ths b rate of H l food returning until October 3Ul SU!VIr ll!;Wd htwen t'hovttnn and iWilo, Full particular t Iwb at IHIOatwt). J. T M ami is, K. It Hv a !, City Ticket Aft. Grocral Agtat HETTE THAN E